by any standard; (not) even as flattery
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to like; to love; to be fond of
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
no need to guess; certainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
clearly; distinctly; vividly
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)